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LOT 0660

Roman Bronze Extendable Table Leg

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

42 in. (2 kg total, 1.07 m).

Composed of two rectangular-section bars with square-sockets.

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Traxler, S., Lang, F., Schlag, B., Die Rücckehr der Legion, Romisches Erbe in Oberössterreich, Linz, 2018, p.74, for similar.

Footnotes

These bars were one of the four supports of a folding table with a height-adjustable frame, often surmounted by busts of divinities. These folding supports for tables, bracers and cauldrons are known finds from important excavations in the Roman world, like Pompeii. The purpose of such folding stands varied; during a meal they were placed between the triclinium beds with bowls and plates hung to the hooks at the back of the holders.

CONDITION

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LOT 0660

Roman Bronze Extendable Table Leg

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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